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<br />~~JB ~~~~, Sierra <br />Z Club <br />,y ! ~ '~' <br />~ a <br />s ~ <br />'•.:.,.~ <br />999 <br />August 12, 1493 <br />Mr. Rob Melmick <br />Boulder County Land Use Department <br />2040 - 14th Street <br />Post Office Box 471 <br />Boulder, CO 80306 <br />Dear Rob: <br /> <br />Indian Peaks Group <br />repraennnR Bou44a G(nnty <br />Post Ojjice Box 7906 <br />Bo:ilder, CO 80306-7906 <br /> <br />AUG 121993 <br />LAND L15E DEPT. <br />I am sending this letter at the request of the Executive Committee of the <br />Indian Peaks Group. It is in response to pernit applications by Southwestern <br />Portland Cement Company to mine and reclaim Dowe Flats and to site a <br />reservoir. The contents were approved by the Executive Committee on August <br />11. <br />The Sierra Club believes that the most significant questions concerning <br />mining Dowe Flats and construction of a reservoir have not been adequately <br />addressed in the applications. We ask that these questions be resolved <br />before permits are considered. Our questions fall into four groups: <br />1. Ultimate disposition of the property; <br />2. Justification and need for Wining at this time; <br />3. Means for verifying the applicant will perform mitigation measures as <br />promised; and <br />4. Effects on growth presented by siting a reservoir at Dowe Flats. <br />Question 1: DisDOSition of the aroaerty. <br />Dowe flats represents a significant natural resource for Boulder County. It <br />is one of the few remaining large open areas on the plains of Boulder County. <br />It is adjacent to Rabbit Mountain Open Space and is highly visible frog many <br />parts of the County. The site is home to a large raptor population. Deer and <br />occasional elk and mountain lions are found in the area, xhile bears have <br />been found at Steamboat Mountain, not far from the site. It is also near a <br />partially reclaimed toxic waste site, which may be leaking hydrocarbons. <br />We feel very strongly that Dowe Flats should ultimately be available for <br />public use and that the natural and public values of the land should not be <br />destroyed. ilhen Mike Figgs and John Lohr presented the Southwestern Portland <br />application to the Sierra Club they indicated that disposition of the <br />property depends on agreements between Southwestern Portland aad Marigold 41. <br />recycled paper <br />